Combination wall and window washing device



July 27, 1965 E. A. KORKEAKOSKI 3,196,477

COMBINATION WALL AND WINDOW WASHING DEVICE m 1 w t m 8 AT 8 EN w R h. cma K m A 2 m M E BY ATT'Y Filed Feb. 24, 1964 July 27, 1965 E. A.KORKEAKOSKI 3,196,477

COMBINATION WALL AND WINDOW WASHING DEVICE Filed Feb. 24, 1964 2Sheets-Sheet 2- EMIL A. KORKEAKOSKI INVENTOR.

United States Patent 3,196,477 COMBINATION WALL AND WINDOW WASHINGDEVICE Emil A. Korkeakoski, 1221 SE. 35th, Portland, Oreg. Filed Feb.24, 1964, Ser. No. 346,723 3 Claims. (Cl. 115-525) This inventionrelates to improvements in devices for use in janitorial work and moreparticularly to a device especially designed for cleaning walls andwindows.

One of the principal objects of the invention is the combining of asponge and a squeegee into a unitary device including valve means forselectively directing a supply of Water to either the sponge or to thesqueegee or a mixture of soap and water to the sponge alone.

Another object is the incorporation within the device of a soapcontainer whose interior is readily accessible for the placement thereinof hard soap in broken pieces or in granular form and provided with ascreen at its outlet end for directing controlled quantities of soapywater to the sponge.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a device of thiskind which is of simple, efl'icient, durable construction containing aminimum number of parts and therefore of such lightweight that it can beused over long periods of time with little or no fatigue on the part ofthe user.

The foregoing and other objects and advantages which will becomesubsequently apparent reside in the details of construction andoperation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings forming a part hereof and inwhich:

FIGURE 1 is a side elevational view of a combination wall and windowwashing device made in accordance with my invention.

FIGURE 2 is a top plan view of FIGURE 1.

FIGURE 3 is a perspective view of a sponge and holder therefor.

FIGURE 4 is a side elevational view of a soap container on a slightlyenlarged scale and with fragments broken away to reveal internal parts.

FIGURE 5 is a fragmentary bottom view of FIGURE 4 taken approximatelyalong the line 55 thereof.

FIGURE 6 is a sectional end elevational view taken approximately alongthe line 6-6 of FIGURE 4, and

FIGURE 7 is a perspective detail view of water distributing meansdisposed within the sponge.

With continuing reference to the drawings wherein like referencecharacters designate like parts, and particularly FIGURES l and 2thereof, reference numeral 1 indicates a handle which may be of anydesired length, externally threaded as at 2 at its forward end andthereat connected by a reducer 3 and nipple 4 to one end of T 5 which isconnected by a second nipple 6 to a second T 7 connected through a valve8 and another nipple 9 to one end of a soap container indicatedgenerally at 10.

The opposite end of the soap container is connected to one end of afourth nipple 11 which extends through an opening 13 in one wall 14 of asponge holder indicated generally at 15. This end of the nipple 11 isconnected by a T 17 to fluid distributor pipes 18, capped at theirouterends as at 19 and disposed within an elongated slot 20 extendinglengthwise of a sponge 21 which is bonded to the sponge holder 15 in anysuitable manner. The pipes are provided with orifices 22.

The inlet of the T 5 is connected by an elbow 25 to a water supply hoseor conduit 26.

From the foregoing it will be readily apparent that when the valve 8 isin an open position water will flow freely from the supply conduit 26through the elbow 25, Ts 5 and 7, soap container 10, T 17 and outthrough the distributor pipes 18 and thus saturate the sponge 21.

The outlet of the T 7 is connected by an elbow 30, a valve 31 and aconduit 32 with a T 33 whose outlet is provided with a perforated screen35 (see FIG. 2) for direct ing water onto a surface being dealt with bya squeegee indicated generally at 36 mounted upon a post 37 connected byan elbow 38 to the T 33.

The squeegee 36 is secured in position parallel to the sponge 21 bymeans by a clip 40 secured as at 41 to an angular member 42 matching thesponge holder 15 which is provided with studs 44 provided with wing nuts45.

The soap container 10 as best illustrated in FIGURES 4-6 comprises ahollow cylindrical body member 48 whose closed ends 49 and 50 havethreaded openings 51 and 52 therethrough for securement, respectively tothe nipples 9 and 11. The body member 48 is provided with a side opening53 for filling with, or placing on the interior thereof, a quantity ofhard soap soap fragments 55 (see FIG. 4) or soap in granular or othernon-fluid form. A closure 56 for the opening 53, having a sealing gasket57 about its inside marginal edges, is hingedly attached along its topedge as at 58 to the top of the cylindrical body member 48 and providedat its bottom end with a latch in the form of a ring 60 swingablyattached at one of its ends as at 61 to a lever 62 and engageable at itsopposite end 63 with a hook member 64 secured to the body member 48. Thelever 62 is hingedly attached as at 65 to the bottom edge of the closure56.

By this arrangement and as best illustrated in FIGURE 6 to release andopen the closure 56 it is merely necessary to press downwardly on thefree end of the lever 62 sufficiently to disengage the latch 60 from thehook 64 as shown in dotted lines, then swing the closure 56 upwardlyabout its hinged connection 58. After a desired quan tity of soap hasbeen placed within the body member 48, the closure is returned to itsclosed and locked position as shown in full lines.

A screen 66 adjacent the outlet end of the soap container housing 48prevents escapement of the soap fragments with the flow of watertherethrough when the valve 8 is open, but allows free flow of soapywater from the soap container to the sponge 21.

It will be noted in FIGURE 1 that a well reinforced assembly isengendered by the embedded disposition of the T 17 and distributor pipeswithin the sponge 21, and the securement of the sponge holder 15 and 42to the forward end of the conduit 32 by means of the clip 40.

A rigid structure is thus provided to withstand frictional forcesapplied to either the squeegee 36 or the sponge 21 as they are usedseparately in cleaning surfaces being dealt with.

While I have shown a particular form of embodiment of my invention, I amaware that many minor changes therein will readily suggest themselves toothers skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope ofthe invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire toprotect by Letters Patent is:

1. A cleaning device of the class described comprising a first tubularmember and a second tubular member,

means connecting one end of said first and second tubular members incommunication with a water supply,

a sponge,

means mounting said sponge to the opposite end of said second tubularmember,

means attached to the opposite end of said first tubular member fordistributing fluid to the interior of said sponge,

a squeegee secured to the opposite end of said second tubular member,and

means carried by said second tubular member securing said squeegee inparallel relation to said sponge.

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ber through said first tubular member with a'water 3. A-cleaning deviceas claimed in claim 2, including a a supply, g .7 I r i soapdispensing'container in communication with said first a sponge andholder therefor, w, H tubular member intermediate the ends thereof.

. said sponge having an elongated slot therein, a v

means mounting said sponge-and holder to the opposite. 10 ReferencesCited by the E .end of said secondtubular member, I I a a UNITED STATESPATENTS means attached to the, opposite end'of said firstutubua 1 a .7'lar member imbedded Within said slot in the sponge E??? fordistributing fluid to the interior thereof and coa 15'5 31 operating'with said sponge and holder mounting 5 CHARLES A L U P Examiner meansin re-enforcing said opposite ends of'said first a and second tubularmembers, a

1. A CLEANING DEVICE OF THE CLASS DESCRIBED COMPRISING A FIRST TUBULARMEMBER AND A SECOND TUBULAR MEMBER, MEANS CONNECTING ONE END OF SAIDFIRST AND SECOND TUBULAR MEMBERS IN COMMUNICATION WITH A WATER SUPPLY, ASPONGE, MEANS MOUNTING SAID SPONGE TO THE OPPOSITE END OF SAID SECONDTUBULAR MEMBER, MEANS ATTACHED TO THE OPPOSITE END OF SAID FIRST TUBULARMEMBER FOR DISTRIBUTING FLUID TO THE INTERIOR OF SAID SPONGE, A SQUEEGEESECURED TO THE OPPOSITE END OF SAID SECOND TUBULAR MEMBER, AND MEANSCARRIED BY SAID SECOND TUBULAR MEMBER SECURING SAID SQEEGEE IN PARALLELRELATION TO SAID SPONGE.